16May
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Cookie Compliance

The new EU Cookie laws is in effect from the 26th of May. If you own or run a website it these laws affect you. Failure to comply can attract a fine of £500,000. Say Whaaat! The UK has signed up to an EU directive which aims to protect online privacy of consumers by making them aware of the information that is collected about them whilst using websites. They have chosen to make it compulsory for websites

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03Apr
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Using Social Media Without Fans Or Friends

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who think there are two kinds of people in the world and those who don’t. In the social media world, there is a third group trapped between the plugged-in "Twitterati" and the shrinking group that remain unaware of it even existing. This middle group know social media is important: They see it permeating popular culture and recognise the impact it's

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02Apr
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The importance of Social Media

Have you ever stopped to think about the importance of social media on your online business? Not long ago social media did not exist and yet today it’s vital part of any marketing strategy. Today social media is so much more than a website our children use to talk to their friends. Everybody from big business to independent business owners are using some form of social media to promote their business a

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23Mar
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Pinterest- A Useful Marketing Tool?

 Did you ever participate in "Show and Tell" in a classroom when you were a child? Well the old time classic is back, except now it's happening online. Pinterest’s popularity has sky rocketed in the past few months. Their traffic and user base has grown exponentially, bringing it to the attention of every digital marketer around the world. If you're not already familiar with it, take a look and see

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16Mar
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The Importance of Website Hosting

Firstly, let’s talk about what Web hosting actually is! “Web hosting is a service which allocates space for customers to showcase their websites on computer servers that are connected to the Internet 24/7.” What a Mouthful... Let’s put it down to a basic analogy: Think of web hosting like a plot of land a house sits on. This plot of land can have hundreds of houses populating its area. So

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